Seated Straddle and Knee to Chest Pose

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Guided Yoga: Seated Straddle and Knee to Chest Poses

Reading Time: 3 minutes Seated Straddle is a good preparatory pose for most other seated bends and twists. This asana is also beneficial for the wide-legged standing poses.

A classic yoga posture, Knees-to-Chest Pose has many therapeutic benefits. Because it’s performed on your back, it is sometimes referred to as “Supine Knees-to-Chest Pose.”

Lord of the Dance - Natrajasana

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Guided Yoga: Half Lord of the Fishes and Lord of the Dance

Reading Time: 2 minutes Half Lord of the Fishes pose energizes the spine and stimulates the digestive fire.

Natarajasana is an advanced balance pose that brings grace, peace of mind, and clarity. The pose is additionally a deep backbend that requires great strength in the entire front line of the body. The Front Line of the body extends from the quadriceps, through the hips, abdominals, chest, and even the front of the throat.

Upward Dog

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Guided Yoga: Upward Dog and Marichi’s Pose

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The upward dog is a back-bending yoga posture that strengthens the arms, wrists, and spine. It also stretches the back and relieves the body of lower backache.

Marichi’s Pose is a fantastic stretch for the shoulder since it creates traction in the shoulder joint. You can either fold forward or twist back to deepen the shoulder opening

Legs up the wall yoga pose

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Guided Yoga: Legs up the wall and Reclining Hero Poses

Reading Time: 2 minutes Legs Up the Wall Pose (or Viparita Karani) is a restorative yoga posture that allows the mind and the body to relax, relieving stress and tension. It is one of the most approachable yoga poses as it doesn’t require much flexibility or strength. But even though it’s a passive pose, its benefits are pretty amazing.

Reclining Hero’s Pose, is the reclining variation of Virasana, a seated yoga pose, with the legs bent at the knees and the calves resting alongside the thighs, feet pointing backward. It is considered an intermediate pose that deeply stretches the back, legs, knees, hips, and chest.

Sunbird Yoga Pose

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Guided Yoga: Warrior 1 Variation and Sunbird Poses

Reading Time: 2 minutes Virabhadra’s Pose is also known as the Warrior Pose (there are three variations of Warrior, of which this is customarily numbered I). It may seem strange to name a yoga pose after a warrior; after all, aren’t yogis known for their non-violent ways? 

Sunbird pose helps to increase balance. Sunbird strengthens the abdominals, back, wrists, elbows, neck, and shoulders.

Goddess Pose

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Guided Yoga: Goddess and Simple Spinal Twist Poses

Reading Time: 3 minutes Channel your inner goddess (or god) with this strong squat, also referred to as Fierce Angle pose. This pose can help you get in touch with your feminine side, build heat in the body, and find balance both internally and externally.

Vakrasana or the Twisted Pose makes the spine flexible and removes fat around the waist.

Warrior 3 Pose

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Guided Yoga: Eagle and Warrior 3 Yoga Poses

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Eagle’s agility and sharpness of mind and the balancing of the wind by both wings in action are all mimicked by this unique asana.

Warrior III pose (Virabhadrasana III) is also commonly known as Airplane pose.  The combination of balancing on one leg while trying to find my center of gravity, keeping your core engaged, and breathing at the same time make it a difficult pose. 

Cobra Pose

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Guided Yoga: Child’s Pose and Cobra Pose

Reading Time: 2 minutes Balasana is the Sanskrit word for Child’s Pose. Although it is a very simple posture, its effects are profound. The gentle forward-folding motion allows one to tap into deep states of relaxation, as it triggers the rest-and-digest mode of our parasympathetic nervous system. This is why Child’s Pose is often used to open a Yoga class, as a resting posture, or to wind down at the end of a sequence. By allowing us to let go of our egoic identifications, Balasana allows us to connect to our inner child, or Heart center: the part of us that is trusting, pure, and authentic.

This asana resembles a serpent with its hood raised.

Warrior 3

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Guided Yoga: Bridge and Warrior 3 Pose

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Bridge Pose stretches the chest, neck, and spine as well as the reproductive and digestive organs. It calms the mind and boosts mood, helping with anxiety, fatigue, and depression.

Warrior 3 pose, or virabhadrasana III, is a challenging pose of balance and strength.